Stories

After a series of delays, mixed reactions and a contemplative year ahead of Fall Out Boy, I’m not sure if 2018 is to be the year of promise or disappointment. And with Mania… well, we’ll see. To be clear, I am reviewing the digital edition of the album, and so will follow that track-listing.

It’s that time of year again where the stinkers that stayed around are still neck-deep in their own turd and the best songs are probably nowhere to be seen. But let me make this clear: this is my list, and if you do indeed feel strongly about something, just let me know. With that out of the way, let’s dive in.

Revival is Eminem’s best album, and it is also his worst. And at times like these, is when it really starts to kick into high gear. It seems that the album art is indeed a reflection of what is to come.

“I know where I placed them, I think,” I said to the hooded stranger – his face covered in the slight shadow – who had appeared as many times as the re-run television show that I watched religiously every weekend. “So now that I’ve got them, with your extremely useful help, you can ‘shoo’ now. Run along.” I gave him the universal gesture to get lost and plopped back down on my couch with coffee in hand. Down on the side was my misplaced door keys – which the stranger got for me – along with the television remote.